Civic body will release funds for preparing DPR

ST Correspondent

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Pune: The Standing Committee has agreed to release funds to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of extension of Swargate to Katraj metro route. Now, the PMC will release Rs 76 lakh to MahaMetro to prepare the DPR. The decision regarding the same was taken during the Standing Committing meeting held on Tuesday.

Pune: The Standing Committee has agreed to release funds to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of extension of Swargate to Katraj metro route. Now, the PMC will release Rs 76 lakh to MahaMetro to prepare the DPR. The decision regarding the same was taken during the Standing Committing meeting held on Tuesday.

Yogesh Mulik, Chairman of the Standing Committee said, “We have agreed to give money for preparing DPR of Swargate to Katraj Metro route. On the basis of demands raised by local representatives and people, the district guardian minister had pushed to extend Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate Metro route up to Katraj. It was decided that MahaMetro will prepare DPR of the route. So, we have sanctioned Rs 76 lakh for preparing the DPR.”

The Union government had sanctioned Swargate to Pimpri-Chinchwad route on December 7, 2016. The Central government and State government had formed MahaMetro on December 23, 2016. Now, MahaMetro is implementing Pune and Nagpur Metro projects.

Mahametro has undertaken work of DPR of Katraj extension. The work of preparing the DPR has been awarded to Systra-Aecom-Egis Rail-Rites company.

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